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May 2021 Debut of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month May 2021
Wick lives in Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage. Run by the cruel and wicked Old Ma Bogey it is a terrible place of suffering for all the children who live there. When Wick escapes to the dangerous ‘outside’ he is adopted by the Hobs, tiny people who live a green life and devote themselves to looking after the forest and everything that lives in it. But Wick soon discovers that there are great dangers in the forest, too. And Old Ma Bogey has a hand in them. Guided by the Hobs, Wick discovers that he has a special role to play in saving the environment and all who live in it from the forces of evil.
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Harklights Synopsis
Our story begins in the gothic Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, where our hero Wick works tirelessly for the dreadful Old Ma Bogey. He dreams only of escaping, until one day a bird drops something impossible and magical at his feet - a tiny baby in an acorn cradle...As midnight chimes, Wick is visited by the Hobs who are miniature protectors of the forest. Grateful for the kindness shown to their stolen child, they offer Wick the chance of a lifetime - to escape from Harklights and begin a new life with them in the wild...
Wick has always lived in the dark and dreadful Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, working tirelessly for greedy Old Ma Bogey. He only dreams of escaping, until one day a bird drops something impossible and magical at his feet - a tiny baby in an acorn cradle...
As midnight chimes, Wick is visited by the Hobs, miniature protectors of the forest. Grateful for the kindness shown to their stolen child, they offer Wick the chance of a lifetime - escape from Harklights and begin a new life with them in the wild...
Winner of the Joan Aiken Future Classics Prize, Harklights is a magical story celebrating family, friendship and the natural world, filled with a message of hope for our times.
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9781474966603 |
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13th May 2021 |
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Tim Tilley |
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Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Paperback |
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304 pages |
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Press Reviews
Tim Tilley Press Reviews
A charming fairytale adventure with an enduring ecological message - Peter Bunzl, author of Cogheart
A story full of love, detail, and nature. - Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World Turns Wild
Harklights simply glows with wild magic - Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home
Entirely captivating - Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller
Harklights is a magical and visual delight. A thought provoking ode to nature and how we must look after it. - A.M. Howell, author of The Garden of Lost Secrets
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About Tim Tilley
Tim Tilley grew up on the outskirts of Leicester, and studied Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and Central Saint Martins. He works as a freelance illustrator for editorial and design clients and teaches children's book illustration at City Lit in London.
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